The good thing about being a libertarian is that you are motivated by freedom, which is a very noble principle, and you have lots of evidence on your side, whether the issue is economics or personal liberty. You can’t afford to be smug, of course, since it’s still a big uphill battle to convince politicians […]

Conservatives and libertarians supposedly agree with each other on economic issues, but disagree to some extent on social issues and foreign policy. This is generally accurate. Principled conservatives (as opposed to the Bush/Rove variety) believe in limited government and free enterprise, so there is agreement on the economic side. And there is disagreement on social issues, […]